Journal Junction for November 21

November 21, 2013

Editor's note: Journal Junction offers the public a forum to applaud successes, discuss issues, point out problems and review the events of the day in a constructive manner. Journal Junction comments should be limited to two to four sentences and be no longer than 80 words. Longer comments should be submitted as "Letters to the Editor,"?which is a separate forum. The Journal's classified ads section offers help to those with lost or found items. This is a sampling of comments received today. Any others, subject to editing, are published in the online Journal Junction at www.journal-news.net under opinions.

From Martinsburg:

In regards to out-of-state tags: Maybe if our DMV didn't make you take in your first-born son in order to transfer your stuff over, more people would do it. Just sayin'.

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From Hedgesville:

What the President did for health care with the ACA, his Chicago buddy Sec. of Ed. Arne Duncan will do for public schools with "Common Core." Soon communism will be coming in all its glory to a school near you.

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From Martinsburg:

Best of Luck to all the Eastern Panhandle Mountaineers 7U and 11U teams headed to Tennessee to play in the "Battle in Rocky Top" this weekend. Travel safe and we will see you there!

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From Ranson:

We would like to wish the JCYFL Vipers good luck in Knoxville, Tenn., this weekend. The players and coaches have been working hard. Go represent Jefferson County and West Virginia to the best of your abilities!

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From Martinsburg:

I'm so disappointed in the fact that the only station that I can get on my radio at work started playing Christmas music all day. So my days are filled with silence and the clicking of keyboards. I just wanted that station to know that I will also not be able to hear the advertisements that they play. So maybe the advertisers can encourage this station to go back to their regular playlists. Please let Thanksgiving have its time.

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From Charles Town:

If anyone knows what is going on with our water supply here, please let us know. Our water lately has an oily look and feel to it. Like someone has poured cooking oil or something into it. Also, some of my neighbors have stated after bathing, the bathtubs and toilets have a reddish tint or tinge to them. What is this? I don't drink this water, and I definitely wouldn't suggest it either. Please reply.

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From Berkeley County:

It's good news that Congress is looking to regulate the compounding pharmacies in the U.S. Now all they need to do is regulate the veterinarians who have gone to compounding medications for animals in order to save money.

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From Berkeley County:

The GOP developed the Hastert Rule, whereby all things were decided by a majority of the majority. The GOP could have helped write the ACA bill, like in Massachusetts, but didn't. So the Hedgesville caller will have to live within the GOP rules.

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From Jefferson County:

When you get an increase on your sewer bill to pay for the Chesapeake Bay cleanup, you might want to ask former Gov. Bob Wise, why he didn't negotiate with the government to help pay for this cleanup process, like Virginia and Maryland.